so just why are rover v8's so expensive?

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon May 11, 2009 11:14 am

Thanks again 450.. I'm never shy of taking advice for something new and cheaper if possible.

chodjinn · Post by **chodjinn** » Mon May 11, 2009 12:40 pm

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:03 am

I can bore out plenums to 71mm.

DR JONES · Post by **DR JONES** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:52 pm

calm down,
this is about cost of parts not building !!!

450 's got the real truth of it on this , if he knows were the source is lets not put him of!!! with how much you are loved up with rova un tec .

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Fri May 15, 2009 12:52 pm

Anyone care to do some translation for me as I being only 3 years into messing about with RV8's I am struggling to keep up.

PTP?
rova un tec - took me a while - Rovertec - Now a dead company as far as I can see
J E Engineering ?
J E Developments - John Eales - have met John being local to the company I work for
D J Ellis - As above - but now no longer trading from Nuneaton
V8Developments
RPI -
Real Steel

Anyone care to give a quick summary of the relationships of some of these companies and people for the unaware?

Does appear that an awful lot of roads lead to Chesmans and Real Steel at the end of the day. And I am assuming that many of the other specialists grew out of BL motorsports in one form or another.

Cheers

Andrew

450 racein · Post by **450 racein** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:34 pm

RE/ EDITING Chod , you are in business I take it you have a vested intrest! or are you a English teacher?
do you want a debate on parts & prices or not! not how fab you think certain firms are.

ptp were power train products , main land rover supplyer of engines (std)
this is now supplyed by MCT , all new engined 4.ltr&4.6ltr oem range rover that is

basicly rip, v8 dev and je developments ( john eals) je engineering cov , Johnathan Dougless owns it now, they are into new l332's etc & lpg and oil burners

Dave Ellis would not have any thing to do with any of them, he's still going, but all on line

edited by thev8kid,

450 racein · Post by **450 racein** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:36 pm

Ps correct most roads go to chesmans on machine work & real steel for small parts.

Eliot , how much to do 71mm covers? thanks.

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:09 pm

Cheers '450 - Is there anything other than simply being tuning companies involved in the RV8 that links the "Bedfellows" together or do some of the relationships with the key people involved go back to any common link?

I nearly forgot about Ian Richardson and Wildcat

As Chesman are not a million miles from Nuneaton I will be dropping off my next pair of heads to them for some work to see what they can do for me.

Cheers

Andrew

TVRleigh · Post by **TVRleigh** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:38 pm

What about parts like rings, shells and gaskets, where's the best place to get good Q ones that don't cost the earth.

Wotland · Post by **Wotland** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:45 pm

450 racein wrote:Ps correct most roads go to chesmans on machine work & real steel for small parts.

Eliot , how much to do 71mm covers? thanks.

http://www.v8forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... 1mm+plenum

A member even tested 73mm covers if you want

http://www.v8forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4830

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Sat May 16, 2009 2:22 pm

450 racein wrote:Ps correct most roads go to chesmans on machine work & real steel for small parts.

Eliot , how much to do 71mm covers? thanks.

£100 to machine one out as supplied. Although many of them are unsuitable to machine out because the castings are thin around the water jacket underneath. I've tried twice now to weld them up, but the metal doesn't weld very well at-all.

Wotland · Post by **Wotland** » Sat May 16, 2009 3:18 pm

Eliot wrote: £100 to machine one out as supplied. Although many of them are unsuitable to machine out because the castings are thin around the water jacket underneath. I've tried twice now to weld them up, but the metal doesn't weld very well at-all.

Personally never had anymore problem with 71mm conversion since it is done on lathe instead of milling machine.

DR JONES · Post by **DR JONES** » Sat May 16, 2009 5:10 pm

Hi Ginneta/ Steve at chesmans ( Andy Chesman ,he did many jobs for me over the years, he was agreat guy / THE engineering brains behind John Eals & all !! he did the 3.9 for JE way back at the beginning , steve now the owner was Andy's Apprentice) Dave ellis flow tested every ones heads and they came out the best by far, talk to him he may let you have the data , very interesting stuff!!
PS all John Eals heads are dunn there, cut out the middle man and go for it.

DR JONES · Post by **DR JONES** » Sat May 16, 2009 5:12 pm

hey 450! why not some sort of data base, or comare the market!

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Sat May 16, 2009 6:47 pm

Wotland wrote:
Eliot wrote: £100 to machine one out as supplied. Although many of them are unsuitable to machine out because the castings are thin around the water jacket underneath. I've tried twice now to weld them up, but the metal doesn't weld very well at-all.
Personally never had anymore problem with 71mm conversion since it is done on lathe instead of milling machine.

Take a look at this photo - it shows the problem, you can see top centre its just broken through. I dont see how the techniqe of enlarging them has any baring on it. Some are thick in this area, many like this one are thin.
http://www.mez.co.uk/dcam/DSCF2567.JPG